Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Kieran Kehoe:

One of the big learnings that the Deputy would have heard from my statement is around our telecoms infrastructure and the importance of rural broadband now in relation to the country. We have engaged heavily with the Department of communications over the past while with representatives from ourselves and the Department of agriculture regarding their response times. Having fibre broadband is critical for rural areas, whether for communication systems to ensure the health of a person in a household or for businesses operating locally. We have engagement there. They are now becoming part of our overall co-ordination groups in relation to-----

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